Levemir User Reviews & Ratings

• Eva...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 1, 2024

For Type 2 Diabetes "Levemir has helped me keep my glucose numbers between 87-135 most of the time. If I forget to watch what I'm eating, it may go up to 150-165. I have not had any notable side effects. The shot is very easy and quick to do."

• Cat...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 4, 2023

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Person is on Levemir and Novolog. Acute care gave it in the morning. When discharged, no one, including the endocrinologist, told him to move it to dinner or bedtime. It has been virtually impossible to get his blood sugars into any normal range. The endocrinologist did not want to put him on twice daily shots because of the overlap and potential for hypoglycemia. BGM readings were never sufficient to tell us what was going on. It was not until he went on Dexcom G7 CGM that we understood; the Levemir 25 units was only active for 19 hours. If given in the a.m., with the Novolog, he would have severe lows by 4 in the afternoon. If given at 2 p.m. in the afternoon, he got enough coverage overnight but needed Novolog at 8:00 a.m. in the morning. Now, Novo Nordisk has announced that they will stop making Levemir for the U.S. market; it is no longer on Medicare D formularies, nor is the Novolog (Basaglar/Fiasp). Hope it will be better."

• Lev...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 31, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The Levemir has been effective with controlling my diabetes. I have had to increase dosage over time. I used the FlexTouch pen for over ten years and am very satisfied. I have now used my second 90-day prescription of the FlexPen (about 6 to 7 boxes, 35 pens). The Flex pens are much more difficult to use. I cannot hold it still with one hand like I could with the FlexTouch. I have bent a lot more needles, and that hurts and bleeds. During my last visit, I asked the doctor to please not prescribe the FlexPen any longer, and he agreed when he heard my problems. But now I read that the FlexTouch is being discontinued. If I cannot get the FlexTouch, I will be looking for other options. I think standard needles and vials will be easier to use. I DO NOT LIKE THE FLEXPEN. The FlexTouch is spring-loaded and pushes the medicine, whereas the FlexPen requires hand muscle strength to push the medicine. I still have reasonable strength at 74, but many people my age and older cannot effectively operate the FlexPen."

• EPT...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 21, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The new Levemir FlexPen is a mess to use. The strength required to operate the plunger at the end is prohibitive for those of us with less strength in our hand. It's difficult to operate. It is beyond me why you would release a product that is more difficult to operate than the previous pen. The drug is effective but the pen is a mess!"

• Anonymous
• July 17, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The FlexPen is much more difficult to use than the FlexTouch pen. When insulin is administered in larger volumes, the pen is hard to push, and many times the needle comes out, requiring more sticks to deliver the set dose. In addition, the FlexPen was discontinued back in 2014 because the design did not work well in larger doses as the part to push extends outward, making it more difficult to push with the thumb. Unfortunately, this is a major downgrade."

• Sel...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 29, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The new Flex pen is cheap! Its design is now more painful and so awkward to use! It leaves more bruises and wastes insulin! It's clear that whoever designed this is not a diabetic who has had the privilege of shooting themselves up multiple times a day to live! It’s also clear that Nordisk does not care about its users who are forced to use insulin to live! Bring back the Flex Touch!"

• bet...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 29, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The FlexPen is hard to use, and since I have been using it, my reading has gone up from 98 to the 160s. It seems like I am not getting the right amount of insulin from the Flexpen. The instructions for the Flexpen do not show the other two numbers that extend out from the top. It is very hard to push, and even harder when the needle is in the skin. It is easy to push in the air when not injected into the skin. It hurts and leaves bruises. It seems like with all the complaints about the Flexpen, the company would do something about it. The Levemir medication with the FlexTouch was wonderful and easy to use. I would recommend the Levemir with the FlexTouch pen, but not the Flexpen."

• Dea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 18, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "Levemir FlexPen is a slow-moving, hard-to-push, poorly designed pen that is so difficult to use that I know I’m not getting my full dosage! I changed years ago from Lantus slow-moving insulin pen to Levemir FlexTouch because it dispenses the insulin so quickly that I felt no pain. I will not continue to use this cheap Levemir FlexPen! They evidently forgot to test it on real users. Poor marketing decision."

• Bil...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 14, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "Very difficult to handle and push the plunger. I’m a long-time user, but considering changing to a different product."

• Ang...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 13, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "My husband has been using Levemir for 13 years. I am a registered nurse and have been giving him his daily injections since the beginning. The new pen is absolutely awful. The pen is awkward to hold. The plunger is hard to depress. It's difficult, if not impossible, to tell when the dose is complete. It actually hurts the muscles in my hand to use it because the dosing plunger sticks out so far in the back and is so difficult to push. And because it is so hard to manipulate, it is impossible to hold it still during the injection. I'm sure it is even worse for patients who self-administer their insulin. This is the most un-user-friendly medication delivery system I have encountered in my 30+ years of nursing. If Novo Nordisk has any compassion for or interest in the people who must use Levemir, the company will abandon this inadequate piece of junk and go back to the former pen immediately. The new pen can reduce the effectiveness of a fine medication by compromising dosing."

• Fle...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 11, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "I take 130 units twice a day. I have to pull the plunger at least three times for my amount 60 + 60 + 10. It is hard to do with one needle tip without pulling out or bending, and it hurts my skin. I am very disappointed in this switch and will be looking for a different medication. I rate it a zero."

• Jmm...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 10, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been a type 2 diabetic for several years now. I have been on Levemir for a few years. The first pen, the Flex Touch, was so easy to use. I absolutely hate the new Levemir Flex pen they came out with. You not only have to use both of your hands to get the darn thing to plunge, you almost need to borrow someone else's too. I have had the needle on more than one occasion actually bend when it comes out, causing me to bleed because you have to push so hard on the pen to dispense the insulin. I called the company to complain. Whoever invented the new pen is obviously not a diabetic. Go back to the original style, please, this new style pen is junk!"

• Ram...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 9, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "What a mistake it has been to take a pen that was designed to inject insulin into the body in a controlled method free of pain. Then replace the “touch” with this flex pen that was not even good enough in 2018. The flex pen does not dispense insulin well. Using this pen leaves bruises, causes blood loss, and leaks dosage insulin on skin. It is a pen that makes injecting insulin a real pain in the place you inject. Bring back the pen we all loved to use."

• jra...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 4, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have used Levemir FlexPen for years. It's easy to use, easy to inject. Not so much now. Seems as though they made the pen thinner, and it's very hard to inject. They need to go back to the old design."

• New...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 3, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "Have been using Levemir for years. The new plunger-type pens require a great deal of force, often requiring both hands to dispense the insulin. The result ranges from increased bruising, bleeding, and painful welts to needles bending during injection. Very unsatisfied with this product."

• Tom...
• June 1, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The new pens do not work. They move so slowly that I have to repress the trigger for each notch it delivers. I am afraid it is not giving me my dosage. I will have my doctor change my medication."

• Bru...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 21, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The Flex Pen was much easier to use than the Flex Touch. I tend to bend the needle trying to inject the insulin with Flex Touch. It now takes 2 hands and much more pressure to inject."

• dis...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 19, 2023

For Diabetes Mellitus "The new Flex pens are not user-friendly, they are very hard to use. I will talk to my doctor about changing to something else!"

• Ant...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 16, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The pens used to be easy to use and quick to dispense. In order to save money, it appears that the manufacturers have modified the original design and made the pens more difficult to use. They require much more pressure to dispense the medication and take longer to do so."

• lar...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 12, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The new pen is not user-friendly. It is hard to inject, especially if you have arthritis. Please go back to the push-button style."

• Lev...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 12, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been using Levemir for years and have been pleased with the results. Since they have changed to the FlexPen, I hate it. The FlexTouch was so easy to administer the insulin. Now I have to use both hands, push as hard as I can, and it comes out so slow. It is so hard to push the insulin in, it wiggles and leaves bruising. If the FlexTouch doesn’t become available again, I am going to switch medications. I used to rate it 10. Now it is 1."

• TVZ...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 9, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The new Levemir Flex Pens are extremely disappointing. So much harder to use than the Flex Touch. Having essential tremors makes dispensing almost an impossibility. Frustrating! This change is such a downgrade. The tensile strength of the Flex Pen when taking off the needle is questionable. Hard to unscrew the needle... seems that the upper dispenser will snap. Please, Levemir... change back to the Flex Touch!!"

• Kar...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 9, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "I now have to use the Levemir FlexPen. It is the cheapest thing I have been forced to use. They say the FlexTouch is discontinued. FlexPen is taller, skinnier, and harder to manage. It stops mid-delivery. It causes my needle to pull out, and I have to start over. The insulin is OK, the FlexPen is cheap and poorly designed. No stars from me for a rating."

• Lar...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 4, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "This comment is about the new FlexPen by Levemir that replaced the FlexTouch pen. The new pen is cheaply made. Everything mechanical feels cheap. Other complaints: end button hard to push, spring for injection is weak, and only 60 units can be injected at a time. Please return to the original FlexTouch design."

• Mag...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "Started using insulin 3 weeks ago. The FlexPen is very easy to use. Works well for me. Started at 10 units but had to reduce to 7 units as I was waking up in the middle of the night, sweating and very weak with very low sugar. The 7 units controlled that. Only problem I have is when priming the pen, it seems to shoot a fair amount of insulin in the air. I followed all the directions and feel this is a waste of insulin."